Superhero (Daze song)


"Superhero" is a 1997 single by Danish Eurodance band Daze from their album, Super Heroes. It was a big hit in Scandinavia and peaked at number 2 in Denmark, Finland and Norway. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the song reached number 91 in October 1997. The single became one of the fastest selling singles of 1997 in Denmark and has sold both Gold and Platinum all over Scandinavia. The two follow-up singles "Toy Boy" and "Together Forever " were also big hits in Scandinavia. There were made two different music videos to accompany the song.

Critical reception

editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted that "Superhero", compared to Aqua's "Barbie Girl" was "quite similar to that slice of relentlessly catchy and danceable Europop". Larry Flick from Billboard wrote about the song, "Is there still a little steam left in the Euro-NRG movement? When the material is as giddy and catchy as this, you bet. This exuberant trio—fronted by the chirpy Bix and helmed by the producers behind Aqua—speeds through a rave-ish groove and a sea of cotton-candy synths. Bix is not an extraordinary vocalist, but she's several notches above her European contemporaries, vamping with notable dexterity and confidence. The hook is sticky good fun and perfect car-radio fodder. Expect it to be blasting from rhythm-crossover and top 40 stations well into the early summer season." Gerald Martinez from New Straits Times described it as a "bouncy and catchy dance tune" in his review of Super Heroes.

Track listing

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Covers

Russian metal cover project Even Blurry Videos released their version of the song on YouTube in January 2019.